
Monday’s agreement stems from the August 2023 search of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper’s publisher and a councilwoman, seizing reporters’ cell phones and computers, among other items. The raid triggered widespread condemnation from news organizations and press freedom advocates.





It’s hard to tell, but at larger papers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post it’s probably an inside job – i.e., they self-censor because of who owns them.